It can also be worth it when used outside of jobs and occasionally - in the same way that a bike or a blender or a day at a spa can be worth it. I wouldn’t say that a blender is “ridiculously expensive” because I don’t care much about smoothies.
I'm not sure what that 5000€ refers to. The standard licence is 3880+VAT (I guess that's what you meant), the annual one half that price.
If you look at it as
"hobby stuff" 500
"use it for my job maybe two times a year" 4500 extra
One could also say that a 5000€ A0 printer is "ridiculously expensive" because you want to print only a couple of posters. While you would be better off going to a print shop it doesn't necessarily indicate any problem with the pricing of the machine.
That costs more than a month's rent in some European cities https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/region_prices_by_city?...
Well, at this point it's not even ridiculously expensive; €100 would be ridiculously expensive already.
> a €447 bike is ridiculously expensive
Nah, a good bike can easily cost as much; it's an investment similar to buying car.
> a €447 telephone is ridiculously expensive
It is and it baffles me people are willing to spend even more.